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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Till I Collapse. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Dean counters with a left to the body.
Eddie Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tj Johnson.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dean thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean landing with the ground and pound.
Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Dean lands a couple of digs.
Dean is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean landing some decent shots from guard.
Dean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Dean lands a couple of digs.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Dean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dean cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Dean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Dean is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
Dean landing with the ground and pound.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with a nice head shot there.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dean stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dean lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dean working the ground and pound from side control.
Dean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dean scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dean is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean lands a nice forearm strike.
Dean scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Dean working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dean connects with a couple of short punches.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean working some strikes from top position.
Dean scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dean is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean lands strikes from half guard.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eddie Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dean winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson tries to roll over but Dean keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dean working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Dean is very close to passing his half guard.
Dean working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Dean working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Dean in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Dean there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean working Johnson over with strikes.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dean lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Dean in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Dean to acknowledge the strikes.
Dean stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dean is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Dean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dean lands a big elbow - Johnson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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